getting the current mouse cursor image in c++ or c

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In my application I want to get the current mouse cursor to display it in an applet. for that I have to write a C or C++ function that returns mouse cursor as a buffered image.

(here I choose C or C++ because of the speed of execution. other than that I found c# code snippet that get the cursor as a bit map in this article http://www.codeproject.com/Articles/12850/Capturing-the-Desktop-Screen-with-the-Mouse-Cursor.)

In msdn library there is a function that returns a handle to the current cursor. but handle can do nothing other than passing to a function. is there a function that returns the current cursor as a buffered image or can I get cursor image using handle itself?

GetIconInfo looks like it's halfway to what you want. This question seems to be doing about the same thing, too. — Qaz
– Qaz, Commented Jul 13, 2012 at 20:01

A T · Accepted Answer · 2012-07-13 20:13:55Z

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Are you looking for something like: GetCurPos?

(There are a bunch of functions in the sidebar to look into also)

This article might also be of help: C++ Programming: Easy Screen Capture Using MFC/ATL

answered Jul 13, 2012 at 20:13

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Glad to hear it. If you are able to figure it out from that, click the ^ button a bit above the tick :)

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